Breed news
BreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle showHerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle varietyHerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlookHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive TechnologiesBreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle showHerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle varietyHerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlookHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies
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Cattle breeds of Oceania

Droughtmaster, Murray Grey and the Australian Milking Zebu, and the grass dairies of New Zealand. 11 breeds on EveryCow so far.

Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

Rockhampton 2Auckland Islands 1Belmont Research Station 1Campbell Island 1Enderby Island 1Island of Hawaiʻi 1Mandalong Park 1Mauna Kea 1Northern Queensland 1Parknook 1Tasmania 1Anna Creek StationEdengarryGlen InnesHamiltonKatherine and the Victoria River DistrictNorth QueenslandThe KimberleyThe WaikatoThologolongTrangie

Products of the region

Flat whitePavlovaHokey pokey ice cream

Days

Sydney Royal Easter ShowBeef AustraliaFieldaysEkkaCanterbury A&P Show

Countries

🇦🇺 Australia 30🇳🇿 New Zealand 10
PurposeDairyBeefDraughtDual-purposeTriple-purposeSportCeremonialGrazingHeritageMiniature
LineageTaurineZebuSangaCompositeYakMithunBantengWild
TraitHeat-tolerantCold-hardyDrought-hardyDisease-resistantThrifty foragersDocileSpiritedQuick and strongPolledLong-hornedRich milkMarbled beefLong-livedEasy calving
🇦🇺 AustraliaSquare Meater A compact polled Australian beef breed, silver or grey, from Murray Grey stockTaurine · Beef · Polled 🇦🇺 AustraliaTasmanian Grey A polled beef breed from Tasmania, grey or dun, with Angus and Shorthorn rootsTaurine · Beef · Polled 🇦🇺 AustraliaGreyman An Australian beef breed blending Murray Grey and Brahman blood, grey and hornlessComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant

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